On Friday, December 15, 2023, Doro successfully defended her PhD thesis entitled "The neurogenetic basis of human intelligence - how network connectivity mediates the effect of polygenic scores on intelligence". Yes, it’s a long title. But it’s also a very complex topic that requires care, hard work and (of course) intelligence. In short, Doro aimed to understand how genes influence intelligence via altering the brain. She discovered that this seems to work mostly by increasing cortical surface area and the efficiency of intracortical wiring. These and many more insights prompted her to formulate a preliminary vision of a new theory for the genetic and neural fundaments of human intelligence. What an achievement!!! The committee members (Dirk Scheele, Sebastian Ocklenburg, Onur Güntürkün, Robert Kumsta) were totally impressed and awarded Doro with a summa cum laude.

Congratulations Doro, we all are very proud of you!!